If you’ve been to the movies lately, you’ve noticed that it costs a small fortune for two tickets, two popcorns and two sodas. With movie ticket prices surpassing ten dollars a piece in many locations and snack prices approaching fifteen dollars per person, a night for two at the movies can easily cost you fifty dollars. Add in costs like transportation, parking and a babysitter for the kids and you are looking at a one night expenditure that rivals the weekly grocery bill.
Instead of paying through the nose to sit in a crowded movie theater listening to some teenager talk on her cellphone about what’s going on in the movie, having your seat back pummeled by a five year old and trying to ignore the old guy who keeps saying, “What’d they say?”, why not get a Netflix membership?
For about $17 a month, you can have three movies at a time delivered right to your door. No late fees, no crowded theaters, no exorbitant food prices. You get to stay in the comfort of your own home with someone you care about, watching a movie that interests you. What could be better?
For less than the cost of two movie tickets, you can watch as many movies as you want. Just think about how many “cheap dates” you can get out of just one month’s membership. Even if you’re solo, it’s way cheaper than going to the movies alone and you don’t feel self conscious.
In addition to having movies delivered to your door, you can watch thousands of movies on your computer for free. Yes, for free. This helps fill the gaps that could happen if you return all of your movies at once and have to wait for more to be delivered.
Because of movie piracy (i.e. people selling recent movies on DVD), studios are releasing movies to DVDs quicker than ever. This is a boon to consumers who can now watch very new movies in the comfort of their homes.
A cool feature of Netflix is its social networking capability. You and your friends can instantly recommend movies to each other. This is in addition to the recommendations provided to you by Netflix based on your rental history and movie ratings.
Click the link below if you are interested in a free two-week trial membership to Netflix:
